South Lake Union
Walk to everything
South Lake Union has become Seattle’s densest neighborhood for tech, dining, and waterfront access. The Westwind sits at its center.
Daily essentials
Within 5 blocks
Whole Foods Market
2 blocks. Full-scale flagship store with prepared foods, butcher, and seafood counter.
Lake Union waterfront
2 blocks. Park access, kayak rental, and the Center for Wooden Boats.
Light rail
2 blocks. South Lake Union station serves Capitol Hill, U District, downtown, and SeaTac.
Cascade Bicycle Club path
1 block. Burke-Gilman Trail access, ride to Ballard or U District.
Cornish College of the Arts
3 blocks. Public lecture series + arts events open to the neighborhood.
Pacific Place + downtown
5 blocks. Major retail, theater, and downtown business district.
Dining + cafés
Where neighbors eat
Communion (3 blocks)
Award-winning Pacific Northwest cuisine; reservations weeks out.
Tavolàta (4 blocks)
Family-style Italian by Ethan Stowell; weeknight regulars destination.
Kobo at Higo (3 blocks)
Japanese tea + light bites in a heritage building.
Espresso Vivace (1 block)
Founding wave Seattle coffee, still operating with the original baristas.
Plenty of Belltown (5 blocks)
Walkable to a dozen well-known Belltown restaurants and bars.
Pike Place Market (10 blocks)
An easy walk or two-stop streetcar to Pike Place.
Working + commuting
Within walking distance
Amazon HQ
1 block. Thousands of Amazon employees work within a 5-minute walk.
Facebook / Meta
3 blocks. The Westlake / South Lake Union campus.
Allen Institute
4 blocks. Major brain science + AI research employer.
UW Medicine SLU
2 blocks. Major UW Medicine research campus.
Bertschi School
10 blocks (Capitol Hill). One of Seattle’s top private K-8 schools.
I-5 + I-90 access
Easy onramp access to Eastside and SeaTac.